OKLAHOMAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Mercy Hospital Logan County

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 1, 2017

Filed

Aug 30, 2017

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

629

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Mercy Hospital Logan County →

Mercy Hospital Logan County reported to HHS on 2017-08-30 a Loss affecting 629 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. A missing binder containing patient names, medical record numbers, and clinical test results was discovered on July 1, 2017. The entity migrated to electronic records and increased laboratory physical security.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jul 1, 2017

Discovered

Aug 30, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed629 affectedView incident

Name: Mercy Hospital Logan County
norm: mercy hospital logan county
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Mercy Hospital Logan County
norm: mercy hospital logan county
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 1, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 629nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Ceased manually recording patients’ test results in a binder and began entering them into its electronic system
Implemented a procedure that restricts access to the laboratory
Increased physical security for the laboratory
Changes made: Ceased manually recording patients’ test results in a binder and began entering them into its electronic system
Implemented a procedure that restricts access to the laboratory
Increased physical security for the laboratory
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 1, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 1, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 1, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 1, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Aug 30, 2017
Raw hash: d633e92db0a9887e44c13bf23d75a62ad3149eda3b2e85b74247dc256eb86ee0

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Reporting entityMercy Hospital Logan County

Victim entityMercy Hospital Logan County

Incidentdiscovered Jul 1, 2017

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing